‘Unaccompanied minors’ who came to Europe from Syria and Afghanistan embarked on a campaign of sexual abuse and terror after they were put into classes with Austrian children who may have been too scared to report the attacks. Four boys aged
Saudi Arabia has advertised for eight executioners to deal with a soaring number of capital punishment charges. The advert, which appeared on a civil service jobs portal yesterday, listed the job as “executing a judgment of death”. The successful applicants
The University of Western Australia has caved in to green activists and cancelled a planned $4 million Consensus Centre because of its associations with Skeptical Environmentalist author Bjorn Lomborg. Blond, gay, impeccably left wing and a former member of Greenpeace,
Prince Charles is due to meet Gerry Adams in Galway later today as part of an ongoing campaign to improve relations between the UK and the Republic of Ireland. The move is significant because Adams was a senior member of
Police investigators have warned that thousands of foreign nurses with faked qualifications could be working in the NHS right now. The revelation comes following the conviction of Filipino nurse Victorino Chua for the murdering two patients and poisoning 20 others in
LONDON (AP) — A nurse has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder and poisonings of patients at a British hospital. Victorino Chua will have to serve at least 35 years before his release can be considered under
In the aftermath of its recent defeat, the Labour Party faces further turmoil and division in the four months before the new leader is announced in September. Infighting has broken out involving both trade unionists and senior politicians differing on
Fat parents must shape up or “face the music”, the chief executive of the NHS has declared. Urging the government to back plans designed to coerce people into healthier lifestyles, Simon Stevens also said that the NHS isn’t just a health service,
A paper reporting on the ‘recent developments in the distribution of wages in Europe’ has singled out Britain for providing a home to too many rich people. The report claimed that wage inequality in the United Kingdom, measured with the controversial Gini
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), one of Britain’s largest conservation charities, faces a hefty fine for chopping down trees without a licence after up to 100 acres of highland forest was cleared during bog and peatland restoration
Missing submariner Able Seaman William McNeilly has, as promised, returned to the UK after releasing what he claims is a ‘dossier’ revealing the major security and maintenance lapses of the British nuclear deterrent. A statement by the Royal Navy released today said: “We can
An oligarch who was helping to investigate corruption in Moscow was poisoned by a substance favoured by Russian assassins, evidence has revealed. Alexander Perepilichny died suddenly outside his mansion in Surrey, UK in November 2012. He had sought refuge in
A Christian bakery has been found guilty of discrimination for refusing to make a cake bearing the slogan “support gay marriage”. The ruling was handed down by District Judge Isobel Brownlie following three days of evidence at Belfast County Court, Northern Ireland,
The Old Bailey yesterday heard the terrifying story of two schoolgirls who were groomed and raped by an Aylesbury paedophile gang, when aged just 12 and 13. Eleven members of the gang, who are accused of carrying out the crimes
David Cameron will publish a draft EU referendum bill the day after the Queen’s Speech, according to the Daily Express. The move is designed to placate right-wing Tory MPs, still angry that the government’s failure to deal with the European issue
Britain’s annual rate of consumer price inflation fell below zero for the first time since the 1960s, official figures showed on Tuesday, pushed down by lower travel costs due to an early Easter. The Office for National Statistics said consumer
Fossil fuel companies are benefiting from a global subsidy of £3.4 trillion a year, the International Monetary Fund has declared. The figure dwarfs that of government handouts for renewable energies, which amount to £77 billion a year. But closer inspection reveals
A mother has described how she broke down in tears after discovering the headmistress of her son’s school called the police to end a children’s playground game. Police spoke to nine year-old Kyron Bradley, who was playing a game of sword
EU foreign and defence ministers are meeting today to approve a naval mission to destroy boats used by people-smugglers operating in the Mediterranean out of Libya. The scheme under discussion represents a break from the usual conduct of EU affairs
German supermarket chain Aldi is offering refunds to Muslims who accidentally bought pork-based snacks, released as part of a ‘Best of Scotland’ promotion, which combined traditional Punjabi and Scottish foods. The £1.49 snacks, manufactured for Aldi by Punjab Pakora blended
Conservative Party-supporting businessman Ivan Massow has launched his bid to become his party’s candidate for mayor of London in a YouTube video in which he calls himself “gay, ex-alcoholic and dyslexic”. Massow said the minute-long pop art-style animation is an
The award winning author Walter Mosley once said: “A man’s bookcase will tell you everything you’ll ever need to know about him.” How very sexist of him. For, as Jessica Valenti has rightly pointed out in the Guardian, sexism isn’t just about
A poll taken across the UK has found that most Britons believe Scotland will be independent within the next decade. Those polled in England were more sure of Scotland’s future with 59% believing it will be independent by 2025 as
In a move that could effectively end the building of new onshore wind farms in Britain, Energy Secretary Amber Rudd has announced that no new wind farms will be given the go-ahead without the permission of local communities. She has also promised
A British nurse who said he had “a devil” inside him, was found guilty on Monday of murdering two of his patients and poisoning about 20 others during what police called a reign of terror at a hospital in northern
Following the UK General Election from the American side of the Atlantic whilst simultaneously keeping tabs on the nascent race for the Republican Presidential nomination couldn’t have offered a starker contrast. America’s conservatives, from across the opinion spectrum, will soon
